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The Erie Canal Completed
Completed October 26,1825 The first successful of the artificial waterways Designed to link the western markets to the eastern manufacturing Lead to the building of over 3,000 miles of canals by 1840 -
The American Temperance Society
Founded in 1826 the Temperance party was against the consumption of alcohol Founded by Evangelicals Their goal was to bring change in attitudes toward alcohol and its role in social life Alcohol was used most taverns At the time there were more taverns than churches -
The Sabbatarian Movement
Reform organization founded in 1828 by congregationalist and Presbyterian ministers that lobbied for an end to the delivery of mail on Sunday's and other Sabbath violations. -
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New England Anti-Slavery Society
It was formed by William Lloyd Garrison (Editor of "The Liberator") They supported the idea of immediate abolition and viewed slavery as immoral and non-christian. It was particularly opposed to the American Colonization Society which proposed sending African Americans to Africa -
Massachusetts School Board Established
Schooling in the 1820s Met the basic needs for reading, writing and math for those living in a rural setting 1 room school houses The urban poor had limited charitable schools The wealthy had access to private tutors and academics The Massachusetts legislature established the nation's first state board of education The head of this board (Horace Mann) demanded that the state assume centralized control over schools in Massachusetts -
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German/Irish Immigration Boom
From 1840 to 1860, 4.2 million immigrats entered the US The majority of these were from Ireland and Germany
Political and religious problems
Irish potato famine 1 million Irish died of malnutrition
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World Anti-Slavery Convention (London)
Organized by British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, Largely on the initiative of the English Quaker Joseph Sturge The exclusion of women from the convention had important ramifications for the women's suffrage movement in the United States Over 200 British Delegates
Around 50 Americans
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The Known Nothing Party
A secret political society from the mid 1850s They were literally too stupid that when people ask what their political party was about they would say "I know nothing" It was anti catholic and disliked immigrants They were originally the Native American Party They changed into the "American Party" in 1855 -
The Seneca Falls Convention
The first convention ever devoted to women's suffrage, or voting rights Held in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848 Issued the "Declaration of Sentiments"
A call for full female equality